Paria Canyon

Big Sur, CA

Sequoia

I've made a few trips to Sequoia National Park in different seasons. The enormity of the trees there is baffling. Their steadfastness through the ages is the embodiment of constancy. To experience a living organism that has survived for thousands of years is so very special. Take the time. See it for yourself.

Learning to find the stable things in the chaos of life

Oneota Gorge, OR

Depression has an interesting way of sneaking up on you sometimes. I felt it. It was looming like a dark storm cloud on the horizon. The wind picked up and it was over me. Ominous, foreboding. I need to get out. Nature has a way of centering me. It is peaceful. Even during storms and fading light there is an elemental frequency that brings me back to my base self.

Eastern Sierra Nevada

Sunset over the eastern Sierra mountains near the Whitney Portal in Lone Pine, Calif., on June 26, 2008.

A rainbow at sunrise in Buttermilk Country near Bishop, Calif., on Oct 2, 2008. The Buttermilks are a popular rock climbing destination in the eastern Sierra Nevada.

Darian Gordon heads back to his campsite at Rock Creek Lake near Toms Place, Calif., on Oct. 6, 2008.

Frost along Rock Creek in the Eastern Sierra Nevada near the Mosquito Trailhead near Toms Place, California on Oct 7, 2008.

Sunset over Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California. The depth of Mono Lake has significantly dropped in the last 50 years, various groups are working to protect this valuable landmark.